Loading A Carbon Thread - Leica EM ACE600 Operating Manual

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Pulsing to the desired thickness or pulsing/flashing the requested number of
pulses/sections. Each section required to fulfil the set protocol is outgassed
separately before use.
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Closing the shutter
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Displaying the results of the process (thickness, number of pulses / flashes)
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Venting or staying in vacuum

4.6.1 Loading a carbon thread

The carbon thread can be loaded as a single thread or as a double thread. Thin
layers from 1 to at least 20 nm can be achieved (there is variance in threads).
To minimize carbon thread waste, when loading a double thread, cut a piece
of thread twice as long as the width of the black door frames of the coater.
Fold the thread into half and load it.
Make sure the instrument is vented (see 3.2).
 Open the source cover (1)
 Unplug the connectors (2)
 Unscrew the 2 evaporation head screws to remove the flange (3)
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